Massive Blast Hits Kabul's Embassy District

The blast was so large that more than 30 vehicles were either destroyed or damaged.
 

The explosion shattered windows, blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of meters away, and sent plumes of black smoke spiraling over the city center.
 

A man who was injured in the blast leaves the scene after getting first aid.

An Afghan man reacts at the site of the blast.

Afghan men provide assistance to the wounded.

An injured woman sits outside a hospital awaiting treatment.

An injured man is taken to a hospital.

A vehicle that was damaged in the blast is removed from the scene.

A damaged vehicle is removed from the scene.

Damaged cars are seen at the site of the blast.

Afghan officials inspect outside the damaged German Embassy.

Injured Afghans run from the site of the blast.

Afghan volunteers bring the body of a resident killed in the attack to the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital.